Skag (TV Series)

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Original title: Skag (TV Series)
Year: 1980
Running time: 60 min.
Country: United States
Director: Abby Mann (Creator), Frank Perry, Allen Reisner, Bruce Bilson, Edward Parone
Screenwriter: Hindi Brooks, Marsha Norman, Abby Mann, William A. Attaway
Music: Billy Goldenberg, Bruce Broughton
Cinematography: Edmond L. Koons
Cast: Karl Malden, Piper Laurie, Craig Wasson, Peter Gallagher, Kathryn Holcomb, Leslie Acherman, George Voskovec, Powers Boothe, Frank Campanella, Shirley Stoler, Richard Bright, M. Emmet Walsh, Bibi Besch, R.G. Armstrong, Dee Wallace
Producer: Lorimar Television
Genre: TV Series. Drama | Family Relationships. Job/Employment
Synopsis / Plot: Pete "Skag" Skagska is a 56-year-old union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill until a crippling stroke forced him to stay at home and try to put his life back together and deal with family problems which included his younger second wife Jo, and his three children whom were David (age 24) who worked at the steel mill, the shy and insecure Patricia (age 18) and the rebellious Barbara (age 15) as well as Skag's father Petar living with them as an invalid due to a major stroke of his own.

Awards: 1980: Emmy: 7 Nominations, Including Best Writing and Directing

1980: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Screenplay in Episodic Drama

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